Colmar Manor in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
This Old Spring House
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The Old Oak Tree
Photographed by F. Robby, January 28, 2008
1. This Old Spring House / The Old Oak Tree Marker
This old spring house was built by English colonists who in the late years of the 17th century had established a residence close by, climaxing an ocean voyage which ended on the banks of the nearby Eastern Branch.
Erected about 1683. The spring house is among the oldest structural relics of the American Colonization Era.
The old oak tree according to qualified judgement was more than 125 years old when the spring house was built.
This venerable old tree has come to be known as 'The Lincoln Oak' because of traditional conferences under its spreading limbs, between President Lincoln and the commanding officers of the nearby fortifications.
It is not a fanciful belief that upon such an occasion, the Civil War president drank of the cooling waters which spring from among its roots.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Buildings • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1683.
Location. 38° 55.696′ N, 76° 57.165′ W. Marker is in Colmar Manor, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It can be reached from Bladensburg Road (Alternate U.S. 1) north of Eastern Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brentwood MD 20722, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
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Photographed by F. Robby, January 28, 2008
2. Old Spring House
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2022, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
